One source even said to the exhaust valve: “Although it gave me a lot of joy to see the work of my friends, it was a bit stinging to see a lot of people praise the studio and say how calming and chilling and “Everything may seem progressive. It may well be true for the Season project, but that was not my experience with management.”
These concerns are allegedly not only due to allegations of Davreau’s “inability to pursue ideas, which was also a clear aspect of the development of Darwin Project internally. Instead, the report shines a number of accusations against Devreau and the current CEO of Scavengers, Amélie Lamarche.
Most important of the allegations of the alleged hostile workplace created by Davreau and Lamarche is the feeling of a “boys’ club” atmosphere, with allegations that women in the studio are “frequently abducted by male employees, including Darveau, or infantilized and be treated as if they did not know what they were talking about, even if they were talking about their own work from an expert. ‘Furthermore, the report contains reported concerns of current and former employees about Davreau’s abuse and bullying of employees, except for a group of “commandos” who were Davreau’s favorite; allegations that Davreau touched several employees, and the implications that Lamarche was in fact an HR role for other employees, even though he had previously been in a romantic relationship with Davreau.
Scavengers responded to Gamesindustry, saying: “Scavengers Studio appreciates that there have been situations during the rapid growth, and takes the view that any kind of harassment is unwelcome and unacceptable, and takes any complaints in this regard very seriously,” and while the studio told the outlet that “Certain elements … are false, somewhat out of proportion or that there are no important pieces,” Scavengers did not comment further on what could be specifically wrong about the allegations.
Season is scheduled for release this year on PC and PS5.